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Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Armyworms
Year of publication : 2005
Keywords : sugarcane; pests; armyworms; Mythimna spp.; insecticides; pest control; indoxacarb; thiodicarb; cyhalothrin ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Armyworms ; 2005
Location : LIB
Source : Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst.; 2004: 35

Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Spotted borer
Year of publication : 2005
Keywords : sugarcane; pests; spotted borer; Chilo sacchariphagus; stem borer; boring insects ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Spotted borer ; 2005
Location : LIB
Source : Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst.; 2004: 35

Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Weed management
Year of publication : 2005
Keywords : sugarcane; weeds; weed management; integrated weed management; weed competition; high density planting; mechanized weeding; Cyperus rotundus; weed seedbank; herbicides; residual activity; atrazine; metolachlor ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Weed management ; 2005
Location : LIB
Source : Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst.; 2004: 35-37

Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Evaluation of new herbicides
Year of publication : 2005
Keywords : sugarcane; weeds; weed control; herbicides; Dclosulam; Flufanacet; pre-emergence; Isoxaflutole; Panicum maximum; glyphosate; Roundup Energy ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Evaluation of new herbicides ; 2005
Location : LIB
Source : Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst.; 2004: 37-38

Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Biological control of nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus)
Year of publication : 2005
Keywords : sugarcane; weeds; weed control; weevil; Athesapeuta cyperi; nutgrass; Cyperus rotundus ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Biological control of nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus) ; 2005
Location : LIB
Source : Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst.; 2004: 38

Author : Deepchand, K.; Nath, S.
Title : Sustainable energy from renewable biological resources: sugarcane bagasse energy cogeneration in Mauritius
Year of publication : 2010
Keywords : sugarcane; bagasse; renewable energy; energy; cogeneration; electricity ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Deepchand, K.; Nath, S. ; Sustainable energy from renewable biological resources: sugarcane bagasse energy cogeneration in Mauritius ; 2010
Location : LIB
Source : ; p. 197-208

Author : Joomun, N.; Dookun-Saumtally, A.
Title : Occurrence of three genotypes of sugarcane yellow leaf virus in a variety collection in Mauritius
Year of publication : 2010
Keywords : sugarcane; diseases; sugarcane yellow leaf virus; virus genotypes; virus diversity; viruses ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Joomun, N.; Dookun-Saumtally, A. ; Occurrence of three genotypes of sugarcane yellow leaf virus in a variety collection in Mauritius ; 2010
Abstract : Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV) is widely distributed in Mauritius, but so far the characterisation of genotypes of the virus has not been determined. RT-PCR primers were used to identify genetic diversity of the virus in a variety collection plot. Total nucleic acids were extracted from leaves of thirteen introduced varieties infected by SCYLV and a two-step RT-PCR was optimised for each of the three genotype-specific primer pairs CUB-F/CUB-R, REU-F/B-REV, and PER-F/PER-R tested. The presence of three SCYLV genotypes namely the BRA-PER, CUB and REU was confirmed in the germplasm collection. Genotype REU was observed in 10 varieties while 4 varieties were infected by genotype BRA-PER. Mixed infection with genotypes CUB and REU was observed in variety Co6304 while Q88 was co-infected by genotypes BRA-PER and REU. PCR fragments of 363 bp (BRA-PER), 452 bp (CUB) and 905 bp (REU) amplified from varieties PR67245, Co6304 and S17 were cloned and sequenced. Blast analysis of these three sequences showed high homologies with the corresponding genotype sequences from GenBank -100 per cent similarity with isolate Taiwl (AJ491144, BRA genotype), and 99 per cent similarity with isolates CUB-YL1 (AM083988) and REU-YL2 (AM072756) respectively. Recent screening of some local commercial cultivars revealed infection by REU and BRA-PER genotypes. Further intensive surveys are being carried out to assess the distribution of the three SCYLV genotypes in sugarcane fields in Mauritius.
Location : LIB
Source : Sug. Tech; 12 (3-4): 312-316

Author : Saumtally, A. S.; Viremouneix, T. R.; Ahondokpe, B.; Girand, J-C. R.; Castlebury, L. A.; Dixon, L.; Glynn, N. C.; Comstock, J. C.
Title : First report of orange rust of sugarcane caused by Puccinia kuehnii in Ivory Coast and Cameroon
Year of publication : 2011
Keywords : sugarcane; diseases; orange rust; Puccinia kuehnii; rust diseases; fungal diseases ; Ivory Coast; Cameroon ;
Citation : Saumtally, A. S.; Viremouneix, T. R.; Ahondokpe, B.; Girand, J-C. R.; Castlebury, L. A.; Dixon, L.; Glynn, N. C.; Comstock, J. C. ; First report of orange rust of sugarcane caused by Puccinia kuehnii in Ivory Coast and Cameroon ; 2011
Abstract : Orange rust of sugarcane caused by Puccinia kuehnii was detected in Florida in 2007 (1). It was hypothesized that the pathogen originated from Africa because brown rust of sugarcane (synonym common rust) was introduced to the Western Hemisphere from Africa (3). Requests for rust-infected sugarcane samples were made to several western and central African countries to investigate if orange rust of sugarcane was present but as yet undetected. Orange rust had not previously been reported from western or central Africa. At Zuénoula, Ivory Coast in July 2009, symptoms of sugarcane rust were observed on cvs. SP 71-6180 and Co 997 and appeared distinct to those of brown rust of sugarcane. A year later (May 2010), rust-infected specimens of SP 71-6180 and Co 997 from the same location and also from Borotou in Ivory Coast were sent to the USDA-ARS Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory in Beltsville, MD for identification. Also in May 2010, sugarcane rust was observed at Mbandjock and Nkoteng in Cameroon on cvs. D 88172, FR 87482, and RB 72-454 and on breeding clones RCmr 08/319 and RCmr 08/1121. All specimens had orange uredinial lesions that ranged from 0.6 to 6.5 mm x 200 to 300 ?m and were ellipsoidal to elongate. Urediniospores were consistent with P. kuehnii E.J. Butler observed on specimens from Florida (1). DNA isolated from all samples was successfully amplified with P. kuehnii specific primers targeting ITS1 of rDNA (2). The nuclear large subunit region of rDNA of the rust specimens from Ivory Coast (BPI 881015-881017, GenBank Accession No. HQ666888) and Cameroon (BPI 881010-881014, GenBank Accession Nos. HQ666889-HQ666891) were sequenced. DNA sequences for all were identical to sequences of P. kuehnii and distinct from known sequences of P. melanocephala available in GenBank. To our knowledge, this is the first confirmed report of orange rust of sugarcane in western and central Africa. There is evidence that brown rust of sugarcane was introduced to the Western Hemisphere from this region of Africa (3) making it also the likely source of introduction of orange rust. Further experimentation is required to confirm this hypothesis.
Location : LIB; PATH
Source : Plant Dis.; 95 (3): 357

Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Management of potato pests
Year of publication : 2011
Keywords : potatoes; pests; leaf miners; Liriomyza spp;; Liriomyza trifolii; Liriomyza huidobrensis; Thrips palmi; Aphids; Myzus persicae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Aulacorthium solani; Aphis gossypii; leaf eating caterpillars; caterpillars; cutworms; Helicoverpa armigera; Spodoptera littoralis; Mites; red spider mites; Tetranychus urticae; broad mites; Polyphagotarsonemus latus; Tuber moth; Phthorimaea operculella; pest control; chemical control; pesticides ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Management of potato pests ; 2011
Location : LIB; ENTO
Source : Recomm. Sh. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst., 178; 4 p.

Author : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Title : Sugar cane varieties recommended for planting in different soil types
Year of publication : 2011
Keywords : sugarcane; varieties; soils; soil types ; Mauritius ;
Citation : Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute ; Sugar cane varieties recommended for planting in different soil types ; 2011
Location : LIB
Source : Recomm. Sh. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst., 179; 1 p.